The Palermo Port Authority is handling the investigation ... One theory raised was that the boat capsized after being struck by a waterspout (which refers to a tornado over the water), though ...

Authorities have said the most likely cause was a "downburst", a strong downward wind, rather than a water spout - which involves rotating winds like a whirlwind or tornado - as initially suggested.

Esme Lynch is mourning the loss of her loved ones. Esme also reminisced about the simple moments she had with her sister, who was set to attend Oxford University this fall. "Hannah often burst ...

On the morning of Aug. 19, the superyacht was anchored off the coast of Porticello, a small fishing village in the Sicilian province of Palermo ... looked to him like a waterspout, a type of ...

Seven people died this week near Palermo, Italy when a 184-feet-long ... struck by a tornado over the water - otherwise known as a waterspout - causing Bayesian to capsize. Other factors may ...

The 183-foot ship — named the Bayesian — sank during stormy weather near Palermo, Italy ... Witnesses told BBC News they saw a waterspout — an uncommon weather phenomenon consisting of ...

of Firefighters leave Porticello harbor near Palermo, to resume research for ... metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Divers had been operating inside the yacht for ...

A photo shows the Bayesian in Palermo, Italy, before it sank ... the moment the superyacht was swallowed by a tornado-like waterspout. “The torture lasted 16 minutes. It went down, not in ...

Eyewitness accounts cited a waterspout — a highly localized spiraling ... to retrieve bodies from inside the sunken ship. The Palermo Coast Guard told NPR that the operation has been complicated ...